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Colorado sues to stop Trump’s ban on Medicaid dollars paying for minors’ transgender transition
Thelma Grimes | thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Colorado on Wednesday filed yet another lawsuit against the Trump administration — this time to stop a new rule that prohibits Medicaid dollars from payi…
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Bipartisan Colorado leaders press FEMA for disaster declaration amid widespread wildfire damage
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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to highest level in 13 months
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Healthcare Freefall: AI arms race hits rural healthcare as hospitals fight to keep up
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Healthcare Freefall: Longer drives, fewer options for maternity care in Colorado
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2026 Elections
Fentanyl sentencing, tax overhauls and transgender‑related issues anchor Colorado’s 14 ballot measures
Marissa Ventrelli | marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Courts
Appeals court reinstates Mesa County defendant’s request for DNA testing under new Colorado law
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Appeals court reverses Denver juvenile’s conviction due to improper expert testimony
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Judge orders home confinement for Barry Morphew
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Colorado Politics Calendar Aug. 31-Sept. 6
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics | 08/29/2026
CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county…
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Gong-Show Griswold’s latest data dump a disaster | George Brauchler
George Brauchler | george-brauchler@gazette.com
Last week, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s office discovered they exposed for weeks the addresses of more than 130,000 “confidential voters…
